Besides the weather, I’ll keep you up to date on the cycling zeitgeist with news from New York and beyond -- whether it's London's £770m investment in cycling initiatives or the xenophobic community board member blocking a new bike lane in Queens.

And periodically, I will share longer features on cycling in New York City -- from ride guides to in-depth mockery -- to remind you of the many ways in which this great city is best experienced by bike.

224. The people who rise to positions of power in leftist movements tend to be leftists of the most power- hungry type, because power-hungry people are those who strive hardest to get into positions of power. Once the power-hungry types have captured control of the movement, there are many leftists of a gentler breed who inwardly disapprove of many of the actions of the leaders, but cannot bring themselves to oppose them. They NEED their faith in the movement, and because they cannot give up this faith they go along with the leaders. True, SOME leftists do have the guts to oppose the totalitarian tendencies that emerge, but they generally lose, because the power-hungry types are better organized, are more ruthless and Machiavellian and have taken care to build themselves a strong power base.

Wish you success with the new column. Maybe I'll read your forecast to see if any storms are coming my way. It's got to be better than that other forecast source that gives names to all the rain clouds.

I read that NY Governor Cuomo just kicked off a $1,800,000,000 project to build and improve freeways in the South Bronx. Motivations for the project include: facilitating automobile access to a small public park for Bronx residents, and to reduce the pollution from all the trucks which visit a nearby produce market each day. The news story indicated that local residents suffer from a disproportionate amount of respiratory diseases caused by the truck traffic.

All of that is going to be solved by a new freeway. And funded via high taxes.

Dear Snob,How are you possibly going to be able to find the time to continue your blog with your new forecrasting, Brooks schmoozing, numerous book signings at every bike venue, oh and as if I could forget, your 17 feral children running amucked? Sounds like an order in the tallest of realms.

Are you going to give a Portland, OR bike forecast also? We are Americas greatest cycling city with the best bike shops, the strongest racers and commuters, and the best cyclocross series in the world.

Who the hell cares about Noo Yawk? We come here for snarky comments, not the freakin' weather or bicycle traffic conditions in some huge city with far too many people. Straighten up Snobby or I'll quit paying to read your blog. Oh, wait...

So wait, does "Dear WCRM," refer to the collective "we"? Or just the NYC "we". I always thought of it as the singular BSNYC, but the bloggular machine requires readership. Or did you write yourself a letter? Or maybe it was just poorly proofread.

Can you take you forecasts to video? Maybe you could just write the copy and have it read by someone that has physical attributes that me and Mario C. could appreciate?

BTW, I announcing right now, in this blog, the release of my new bottom bracket standard - BB404. The axle is elliptical in cross section with a maximum dimension of 34mm which is phased with the highest torque point in the pedalling cycle (for maXxX stiffness!). The design also incorporates press fit design for manufacturers' needs for ease of assembly. The novel use of a polymer material called, styrofoam is unique in its sonic attributes. Once the newstandard takes hold I think we'll be seeing a lot more bike sales.

We also have the best loss of affordable living, the best unfriendly bike scene, the best stagnant, smug, still-crappy cycling infrastructure, the best IT/Nike/Adidas douchebags funding the handmade bike/pointless microbrew/ridiculous coffee culture.

So is today the official rollout of the BikeSnobNY forecast? Were the forecasts for January 18 through March 17 like a Beta test for select focus groups? I didn't get to be one of those. Brooks Cambium C17 testers either. Maybe you could get a helper monkey to curate comments relevant to the day's NYC cycling on the forecast.

I guess we'll have to call you Willard Snob from now on.congrats on your new venture at transportation alternatives.wifey and I,on the other hand,are moving to a southern state,and am going to change my name,accordingly.perhaps,when the next edition of the Gran Fondon't is scheduled, I'll attempt to attend.

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While I love cycling and embrace it in all its forms, I'm also extremely critical. So I present to you my venting for your amusement and betterment. No offense meant to the critiqued. Always keep riding!